How is neuroma treated?
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Acoustic neuroma is indeed a very common disease, most of the patients are caused by congenital factors. Acoustic neuroma as one of the most common intracranial tumors, acoustic neuroma has caused serious trouble to many friends' normal life, many friends are very distressed. Therefore, the treatment of acoustic neuroma is urgent. In the treatment, many patients also have a lot of questions and concerns. So, let's learn how to treat acoustic neuroma?
How is neuroma treated?
First, acoustic neuroma should be treated surgically. The treatment of acoustic neuroma is mainly surgical treatment, usually through the labyrinth approach. For small tumors located in the internal auditory canal, the general choice is to enter the epidural approach to treat.
Second: radiotherapy is also one of the methods for the treatment of acoustic neuroma, which can be carried out alone or as an adjuvant treatment for surgery, mainly remedial adjuvant treatment after surgery. Radiotherapy mainly includes external radiotherapy and stereotactic therapy.
Third: for the treatment of acoustic neuroma, we can also carry out some follow-up preventive treatment. At ordinary times, we should pay close attention to the patient's symptoms and audiometry, and regularly carry out imaging examination to understand the growth of the tumor. If it is confirmed that the tumor is growing, we should take treatment measures.
matters needing attention
The above understanding of the acoustic neuroma should be how to treat the method, so patients must pay attention to this knowledge in the treatment, ten million careless, so as not to add more trouble and suffering to the disease.